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The Secret by the Lake

By: Louise Douglas
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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A FAMILY TRAGEDY
Amy’s always felt like something’s been missing in her life. When a tragedy forces the family she works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage, she realises she cannot leave them now.

A SISTER’S SECRET
But Amy finds something unsettling about the cottage by the lake. This is where the children’s mother spent her childhood – and the place where her sister disappeared mysteriously at just seventeen.

A WEB OF LIES
Soon Amy becomes tangled in the missing sister’s story as dark truths begin rising to the surface. But can Amy unlock the secrets of the past before they repeat themselves?

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Critic Reviews

Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best
A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.
A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.
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Thoroughly enjoyable and well crafted tale. The heroine is achingly selfless, but also fun and feisty and well written. I can usually guess who has done what fairly early in a mystery like this but this one kept me guessing until near the end.

Well crafted and enjoyable

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There is something about the main character - she just kind of gives and gives without a lot coming back to her

Was surprisingly good - if not a bit detached

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I didn't like the story of fostering other children as it would take so much for them all to heal from such trauma

the town council

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I found it long and repetitive n
I just couldn’t get into
Didn’t quite finish it

Boring

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